In the Kitab-i-Aqdas the following hath been revealed: "O Land of Ta
(Tihran)! Let nothing grieve thee, for God hath chosen thee to be the source of
the joy of all mankind. He shall, if it be His Will, bless thy throne with one
who will rule with justice, who will gather together the flock of God which the
wolves have scattered. Such a ruler will, with joy and gladness, turn his face
towards, and extend his favors unto, the people of Baha. He indeed is accounted
in the sight of God, as a jewel among men. Upon him rest forever the glory of
God, and the glory of all that dwell in the kingdom of His revelation." These
verses were revealed previously. Now, however, the following verse hath been
sent down: "O God, my God! Baha beseecheth Thee and imploreth Thee, by the
lights of Thy countenance and the billows of the ocean of Thy Revelation, and
the effulgent splendors of the Sun of Thine utterance, to aid the Shah to be
fair and equitable. If it be Thy wish, bless Thou, through him, the throne of
authority and sovereignty. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. There is
none other God but Thee, Who hearest, Who art ready to answer." "Rejoice with
great joy, O Land of Ta (Tihran), for God hath made thee the dayspring of His
light, inasmuch as within thee was born the Manifestation of His glory. Be thou
glad for this name that hath been conferred upon thee-a name through which the
Daystar of grace hath shed its splendor, through which both earth and heaven
have been illumined. Erelong will the state of affairs within thee be changed,
and the reins of power fall into the hands of the people. Verily, thy Lord is
the All-Knowing. His authority embraceth all things. Rest thou assured in the
gracious favor of thy Lord. The eye of His loving-kindness shall everlastingly
be directed towards thee. The day is approaching when thy agitation will have
been transmuted into peace and quiet calm. Thus hath it been decreed in the
Wondrous Book."

And likewise, in the Lawh-i-Fu’ad, and in the Tablet of the King of Paris
(Napoleon III), and in other Tablets, there hath been revealed that which will
lead every fair-minded person to testify unto the power, and the majesty, and
the wisdom of God-exalted be His glory. Were men to observe with the eye of
justice, they would be made aware of the secret of this blessed verse: "Neither
is there a thing green or sere, but it is noted in a distinct writing," and
would comprehend it. On this day, however, men’s repudiation of the truth hath
prevented them from understanding what hath been sent down in truth by Him Who
is the Revealer, the Ancient of Days. Gracious God! Perspicuous signs have
appeared on every side, and yet men are, for the most part, deprived of the
privilege of beholding and of comprehending them. We beseech God to bestow His
aid, that all men may recognize the pearls that lie hid within the shells of the
Most Great Ocean, and exclaim: "Praised be Thou, O God of the world!"

O concourse of the fair-minded! Observe and reflect upon the billows of the
ocean of the utterance and knowledge of God, so that ye may testify with your
inner and outer tongues that with Him is the knowledge of all that is in the
Book. Nothing escapeth His knowledge. He, verily, hath manifested that which was
hidden, when He, upon His return, mounted the throne of the Bayan. All that hath
been sent down hath and will come to pass, word for word, upon earth. No
possibility is left for anyone either to turn aside or protest. As fairness,
however, is disgraced and concealed, most men speak as prompted by their own
idle fancies.

O God, my God! Debar not Thy servants from turning their faces towards the
light of certitude, that hath dawned above the horizon of Thy will, and suffer
them not to be deprived, O my God, of the oceans of Thy signs. They, O my Lord,
are Thy servants in Thy cities, and Thy slaves in Thy lands. If Thou hast not
mercy upon them, who, then, will show them mercy? Take Thou, O my God, the hands
of such as have been drowned in the sea of idle fancies, and deliver them by Thy
power and Thy sovereignty. Save them, then, with the arms of Thy might. Powerful
art Thou to do what Thou willest, and in Thy right hand are the reins of all
that is in the heavens and all that is on earth.

In like manner, the Primal Point saith: "Behold ye Him with His own eyes.
Were ye to behold Him with the eyes of another, ye would never recognize and
know Him." This referreth to naught else except this Most Great Revelation. Well
is it with them that judge fairly. And likewise, He saith: "The year-old germ
that holdeth within itself the potentialities of the Revelation that is to come
is endowed with a potency superior to the combined forces of the whole of the
Bayan." These glad-tidings of the Bayan and of the Books of former times have
been repeatedly mentioned under divers names in numerous books, that perchance
men might judge equitably that which hath arisen and shone forth above the
horizon of the will of God, the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

O Shaykh! Tell the people of the Bayan: "Ponder ye these blessed words. He
saith: ‘The whole of the Bayan is only a leaf amongst the leaves of His
Paradise.’ Be fair, O people, and be not of such as are accounted as lost in the
Book of God, the Lord of the worlds." The blessed Lote-Tree standeth, in this
day, before thy face, laden with heavenly, with new and wondrous fruits. Gaze on
it, detached from all else save it. Thus hath the Tongue of might and power
spoken at this Spot which God hath adorned with the footsteps of His Most Great
Name and Mighty Announcement.

And likewise, He saith: "Ere nine will have elapsed from the inception of
this Cause, the realities of the created things will not be made manifest. All
that thou hast as yet seen is but the stage from the moist germ until We clothed
it with flesh. Be patient, until thou beholdest a new creation. Say: ‘Blessed,
therefore, be God, the most excellent of Makers!’" And likewise, He hath said
regarding the power of this Revelation: "Lawful is it for Him Whom God will make
manifest to reject him who is greatest on earth, inasmuch as such a one is but a
creature in His grasp, and all things adore Him. After Hin (68) a Cause shall be
given unto you which ye shall come to know."

And also He saith: "Know thou with absolute certainty, and through the firmly
established and most irrevocable decree, that He-exalted be His glory, and
magnified be His might, and sanctified be His holiness, and glorified be His
grandeur, and lauded be His ways, maketh each thing to be known through its own
self; who then can know Him through any one except Himself?" And further, He
saith-exalted and glorified be He: "Beware, beware lest, in the days of His
Revelation, the Vahid of the Bayan (eighteen Letters of the Living) shut thee
not out as by a veil from Him, inasmuch as this Vahid is but a creature in His
sight. And beware, beware that the words sent down in the Bayan shut thee not
out as by a veil from Him." And again, He-exalted be He-saith: "Look not upon
Him with any eye except His own. For whosoever looketh upon Him with His eye,
will recognize Him; otherwise he will be veiled from Him. Shouldst thou seek God
and His Presence, seek thou Him and gaze upon Him." And likewise, He saith:
"Better is it for thee to recite but one of the verses of Him Whom God shall
make manifest than to set down the whole of the Bayan, for on that Day that one
verse can save thee, whereas the entire Bayan cannot save thee."

Say: O people of the Bayan! Be fair, be fair; and again, be fair, be fair. Be
ye not of them who have made mention of the Manifestation of the Cause of God in
the daytime and in the night season, and who, when He, through His grace,
appeared, and when the Horizon of Revelation was illumined, pronounced against
Him such a judgment as hath provoked the lamentations of the inmates of the
Kingdom and of the Realm of Glory, and of such as have circled about the will of
God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Meditate upon these sublime words. He saith: "I, verily, am a believer in
Him, and in His Faith, and in His Book, and in His Testimonies, and in His Ways,
and in all that proceedeth from Him concerning them. I glory in My kinship with
Him, and pride Myself on My belief in Him." And likewise, He saith: "O
congregation of the Bayan and all who are therein! Recognize ye the limits
imposed upon you, for such a One as the Point of the Bayan Himself hath believed
in Him Whom God shall make manifest, before all things were created. Therein,
verily, do I glory before all who are in the kingdom of heaven and earth." By
God! All the atoms of the universe groan and lament at the cruelty perpetrated
by the froward among the people of the Bayan. Whither are gone they who are
endued with insight and hearing? We beseech God-blessed and glorified be He-to
summon them and exhort them unto that which will profit them, and withhold them
from that which will harm them. He, in truth, is the Strong, the All-Subduing,
the Almighty.

And likewise, He saith: "Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veil
from God after He hath revealed Himself. For all that hath been exalted in the
Bayan is but as a ring upon My hand, and I Myself am, verily, but a ring upon
the hand of Him Whom God shall make manifest-glorified be His mention! He
turneth it as He pleaseth, for whatsoever He pleaseth, and through whatsoever He
pleaseth. He, verily, is the Help in Peril, the Most High." And likewise, He
saith: "Were He to make of every one on earth a Prophet, all would, in very
truth, be accounted as Prophets in the sight of God." And likewise, He saith:
"In the day of the revelation of Him Whom God shall make manifest all that dwell
on earth will be equal in His estimation. Whomsoever He ordaineth as a Prophet,
he, verily, hath been a Prophet from the beginning that hath no beginning, and
will thus remain until the end that hath no end, inasmuch as this is an act of
God. And whosoever is made a Vicegerent by Him, shall be a Vicegerent in all the
worlds, for this is an act of God. For the will of God can in no wise be
revealed except through His will, nor His wish be manifested save through His
wish. He, verily, is the All-Conquering, the All-Powerful, the All-Highest."

Briefly, in every instance He hath stated that which is conducive to the
conversion, the advancement, the exaltation, and the guidance of men. A few
unfair ones, however, have become a veil, and an insurmountable barrier, and
debarred the people from turning towards the lights of His Countenance. We pray
God to cast them out by His sovereignty, and seize on them with His seizing
power. He, verily, is the Lord of Strength, the Mighty, the All-Wise.

And likewise, He saith: "He-glorified be His mention-resembleth the sun. Were
unnumbered mirrors to be placed before it, each would, according to its
capacity, reflect the splendor of that sun, and were none to be placed before
it, it would still continue to rise and set, and the mirrors alone would be
veiled from its light. I, verily, have not fallen short of My duty to admonish
that people, and to devise means whereby they may turn towards God, their Lord,
and believe in God, their Creator. If, on the day of His Revelation, all that
are on earth bear Him allegiance, Mine inmost being will rejoice, inasmuch as
all will have attained the summit of their existence, and will have been brought
face to face with their Beloved, and will have recognized, to the fullest extent
attainable in the world of being, the splendor of Him Who is the Desire of their
hearts. If not, My soul will indeed be saddened. I truly have nurtured all
things for this purpose. How, then, can anyone be veiled from Him? For this have
I called upon God, and will continue to call upon Him. He, verily, is nigh,
ready to answer."

And likewise, He saith: "They will even refuse unto that Tree, which is
neither of the East nor of the West, the name believer, for were they so to name
Him, they would fail to sadden Him." Hath thine ear, O world, heard with what
helplessness these words were revealed from the dayspring of the will of Him Who
is the Dawning-Place of all names? He saith: "I have educated all men, that they
may recognize this Revelation, and yet the people of the Bayan refuse to concede
even the name believer to that blessed Tree that belongeth neither to the East
nor to the West." Alas, alas, for the things which have befallen Me! By God!
There befell Me at the hands of him whom I have nurtured (Mirza Yahya), by day
and by night, what hath caused the Holy Spirit, and the dwellers of the
Tabernacle of the Grandeur of God, the Lord of this wondrous Day, to lament.

Likewise, refuting certain disbelievers, He saith: "For none knoweth the time
of the Revelation except God. Whenever it appeareth, all must acknowledge the
Point of Truth, and render thanks unto God." They that have turned aside from Me
have spoken even as the followers of John (the Baptist) spoke.

For they, too, protested against Him Who was the Spirit (Jesus) saying: "The
dispensation of John hath not yet ended; wherefore hast thou come?" Now, too,
they that have repudiated Us, though they have never known Us and have been at
all times ignorant of the fundamentals of this Cause, knowing not from Whom it
proceeded or what it signifieth, have spoken that which hath made all created
things to sigh and lament. By My life! The mute can never confront the One Who
incarnateth in Himself the kingdom of utterance. Fear God, O people, and peruse,
then, that which hath been sent down with truth in the eighth Chapter of the
sixth Vahid of the Bayan, and be not of such as have turned aside. He, likewise,
hath commanded: "Once every nineteen days this Chapter should be read, that
haply they may not be veiled, in the time of the revelation of Him Whom God
shall make manifest, by considerations foreign to the verses, which have been,
and are still, the weightiest of all proofs and testimonies."

John, son of Zacharias, said what My Forerunner hath said: "Saying, repent
ye, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. I indeed baptize you with water unto
repentance, but He that cometh after Me is mightier than I, Whose shoes I am not
worthy to bear." Wherefore, hath My Forerunner, as a sign of submissiveness and
humility, said: "The whole of the Bayan is only a leaf amongst the leaves of His
Paradise."

And likewise, He saith: "I am the first to adore Him, and pride Myself on My
kinship with Him." And yet, O men, the people of the Bayan have acted in such a
manner that Dhi’l-Jawshan, and Ibn-i-Anas, and Asbahi have sought and still seek
refuge with God against such deeds. This Wronged One hath, in the face of all
religions, busied Himself day and night with the things that are conducive unto
the exaltation of the Cause of God, whereas those men have clung unto that which
is the cause of humiliation and injury.

And likewise, He saith: "Recognize Him by His verses. The greater your
neglect in seeking to know Him, the more grievously will ye be veiled in fire."
O ye among the people of the Bayan that have turned aside from Me! Ponder upon
these most sublime words, that have proceeded from the wellspring of the
utterance of Him Who is the Point of Knowledge. Hearken ye, at this moment, unto
these words.

He saith: "On that Day, the Daystar of Truth will address the people of the
Bayan and will recite this Surih of the Qur’an: ‘Say: O ye unbelievers! I
worship not that which ye worship, and ye do not worship that which I worship. I
shall never worship that which ye worship, neither will ye worship that which I
worship. To you be your religion, to Me My religion.’" Gracious God!
Notwithstanding these lucid statements, and these shining and luminous tokens
all are occupied with their vain imaginings, and are unaware of, and veiled
from, the Desired One. O ye that have gone astray! Awake from the sleep of
heedlessness, and give ear unto these words of My Forerunner. He saith: "The
tree of affirmation, by turning aside from Him, is accounted as the tree of
denial, and the tree of denial, by turning towards Him, is accounted as the tree
of affirmation." And likewise, He saith: "Should anyone lay claim unto a
Revelation, and fail to produce any proof, do not protest, and sadden Him not."
Briefly, this Wronged One hath, night and day, been uttering the words: "Say: O
ye unbelievers!", that haply this may be the means of awakening the people, and
may adorn them with the adornment of fairness.

And now, meditate upon these words, which diffuse the breath of despair, in
His sorrowful invocation unto God, the Lord of the worlds. He saith: "Glorified
art Thou, O My God! Bear Thou witness that, through this Book, I have covenanted
with all created things concerning the Mission of Him Whom Thou shalt make
manifest, ere the covenant concerning Mine own Mission had been established.
Sufficient witness art Thou and they that have believed in Thy signs. Thou,
verily, sufficest Me. In Thee have I placed My trust, and Thou, verily, takest
count of all things."

In another connection He saith: "O Sun-like Mirrors! Look ye upon the Sun of
Truth. Ye, verily, depend upon it, were ye to perceive it. Ye are all as fishes,
moving in the waters of the sea, veiling yourselves therefrom, and yet asking
what it is on which ye depend." And likewise, He saith: "I complain unto thee, O
Mirror of My generosity, against all the other Mirrors. All look upon Me through
their own colors." These words were sent down from the Source of the Revelation
of the All-Bounteous, and were addressed to Siyyid Javad, known as Karbila’i.

God testifieth, and the world beareth Me witness that this Siyyid stood by
this Wronged One, and even wrote a detailed refutation against them that turned
aside from Me. Two communications, moreover, in which he hath borne witness unto
the Revelation of the True One, and in which the evidences of his turning away
from all else but Him, are clear and manifest, have been sent by Us to
Haydar-‘Ali. The handwriting of the Siyyid is unmistakable, and is known unto
everyone. Our purpose in doing this was that perchance they that have denied Us
might attain unto the living waters of acknowledgment, and such as have turned
aside be illumined with the light of conversion. God is My witness that this
Wronged One hath had no purpose except to convey the Word of God. Blessed are
the fair-minded, and woe betide them that have turned aside. They that have
turned away from Me have schemed many a time, and acted deceitfully in divers
ways. They have, on one occasion, secured a picture of this Siyyid, and pasted
it on a sheet with that of others, surmounted by the portrait of Mirza Yahya.
Briefly, they have seized upon every means in order to repudiate the True One.
Say: "The True One is come evident as the shining sun; O pity that He should
have come into the city of the blind!" The afore-mentioned Siyyid admonished the
deniers, and summoned them unto the Most Sublime Horizon, but failed to impress
these stones that can take no imprint. Concerning him they have said things
against which he sought refuge with God-exalted be His glory. The supplications
which he hath sent to this Holy Court are now in Our possession. Happy are the
fair-minded.

Ponder now upon the complaint of the Primal Point against the Mirrors, that
haply men may be awakened, and may turn from the left hand of idle fancies and
imaginings unto the right hand of faith and certitude, and may be made cognizant
of that wherefrom they are veiled. It is indeed for the purpose of recognizing
this Most Great Cause that they have come out of the world of non-existence into
the world of being. And likewise He saith: "Consecrate Thou, O my God, the whole
of this Tree unto Him, that from it may be revealed all the fruits created by
God within it for Him through Whom God hath willed to reveal all that He
pleaseth. By Thy glory! I have not wished that this Tree should ever bear any
branch, leaf, or fruit that would fail to bow down before Him, on the day of His
Revelation, or refuse to laud Thee through Him, as beseemeth the glory of His
all-glorious Revelation, and the sublimity of His most sublime Concealment. And
shouldst Thou behold, O my God, any branch, leaf, or fruit upon Me that hath
failed to bow down before Him, on the day of His Revelation, cut it off, O My
God, from that Tree, for it is not of Me, nor shall it return unto Me."

O people of the Bayan! I swear by God! This Wronged One hath had no other
intention except to manifest the Cause He was commissioned to reveal. Were ye to
incline your inner ears unto Him, ye would hear from every limb and member and
vein and even from every single hair of this Wronged One that which would stir
and enrapture the Concourse on high and the world of creation.

O Hadi! The blind fanaticism of former times hath withheld the hapless
creatures from the Straight Path. Meditate on the Shi’ih sect. For twelve
hundred years they have cried "O Qa’im!", until in the end all pronounced the
sentence of His death, and caused Him to suffer martyrdom, notwithstanding their
belief in, and their acceptance and acknowledgment of, the True One-exalted be
His glory-and of the Seal of the Prophets, and of the Chosen Ones. It is now
necessary to reflect a while, that haply that which hath come between the True
One and His creatures may be discovered, and the deeds which have been the cause
of protest and denial be made known.

O Hadi! We have heard the moaning of the pulpits which, as attested by all,
the divines of the age of this Revelation have ascended, and from which they
have cursed the True One, and caused such things to befall Him Who is the
Essence of Being and His companions as neither the eye nor the ear of the world
hath seen or heard. Thou hast now summoned, and art still summoning the people,
claiming to be His vicegerent and mirror, despite thine ignorance of this Cause
as a result of thy not having been in Our company.

Every one of this people well knoweth that Siyyid Muhammad was but one of Our
servants. In the days when, as requested by the Imperial Ottoman Government, We
proceeded to their Capital, he accompanied Us. Subsequently, he committed that
which I swear by God-hath caused the Pen of the Most High to weep and His Tablet
to groan. We, therefore, cast him out; whereupon, he joined Mirza Yahya, and did
what no tyrant hath ever done. We abandoned him, and said unto him: "Begone, O
heedless one!" After these words had been uttered, he joined the order of the
Mawlavis, and remained in their company until the time when We were summoned to
depart.

O Hadi! Suffer not thyself to become the instrument for the dissemination of
new superstitions, and refuse to set up once again a sect similar to that of the
Shi’ihs. Reflect how great the amount of blood which hath been spilt. Thou
amongst others, who hast laid claim to knowledge, and likewise the Shi’ih
divines, have, one and all, in the first and ensuing years, cursed the True One,
and decreed that His most holy blood be shed. Fear God, O Hadi! Be not willing
that men be again afflicted with the vain imaginings of former times. Fear God,
and be not of them that act unjustly. In these days We have heard that thou hast
striven to lay hands on and destroy every copy of the Bayan. This Wronged One
requesteth thee to renounce, for the sake of God, this intention. Thine
intelligence and judgment have never excelled, nor do they now excel, the
intelligence and judgment of Him Who is the Prince of the World. God testifieth
and beareth Me witness that this Wronged One hath not perused the Bayan, nor
been acquainted with its contents. This much, however, is known and is clear and
indubitable that He hath ordained the Book of the Bayan to be the foundation of
His works. Fear God, and meddle not in matters which far transcend thee. For
twelve hundred years they that resemble thee have afflicted the hapless Shi’ihs
in the pit of vain fancies and idle imaginings. Finally, there appeared, on the
Day of Judgment things against which the oppressors of old have sought refuge
with the True One.

Apprehend now the cry of Him Who is the Point as raised by His utterance. He
supplicateth God that if there should appear from this Tree-which is His blessed
Self-any fruit, or leaf, or branch that would fail to believe in Him, God should
cut it off forthwith. And likewise, He saith: "Should any one make a statement,
and fail to support it by any proof, reject him not." And yet, now, though
supported by a hundred books, thou hast rejected Him and rejoicest therein!

Again I repeat, and plead with thee to carefully scrutinize that which hath
been revealed. The breezes of utterance in this Revelation are not to be
compared with those of former ages. This Wronged One hath been perpetually
afflicted, and found no place of safety in which He could peruse either the
writings of the Most Exalted One (the Bab) or those of any one else. About two
months after Our arrival in Iraq, following the command of His Majesty the Shah
of Persia-may God assist him--Mirza Yahya joined Us. We said unto him: "In
accordance with the Royal command We have been sent unto this place. It is
advisable for thee to remain in Persia. We will send Our brother, Mirza Musa, to
some other place. As your names have not been mentioned in the Royal decree, you
can arise and render some service." Subsequently, this Wronged One departed from
Baghdad, and for two years withdrew from the world. Upon Our return, We found
that he had not left, and had postponed his departure. This Wronged One was
greatly saddened. God testifieth and beareth Us witness that We have, at all
times, been busied with the propagation of this Cause. Neither chains nor bonds,
stocks nor imprisonment, have succeeded in withholding Us from revealing Our
Self. In that land We forbad all mischief, and all unseemly and unholy deeds.
Day and night We sent forth Our Tablets in every direction. We had no other
purpose except to edify the souls of men, and to exalt the blessed Word.

We especially appointed certain ones to collect the writings of the Primal
Point. When this was accomplished, We summoned Mirza Yahya and Mirza
Vahhab-i-Khurasani, known as Mirza Javad, to meet in a certain place. Conforming
with Our instructions, they completed the task of transcribing two copies of the
works of the Primal Point. I swear by God! This Wronged One, by reason of His
constant association with men, hath not looked at these books, nor gazed with
outward eyes on these writings. When We departed, these writings were in the
possession of these two persons. It was agreed that Mirza Yahya should be
entrusted with them, and proceed to Persia, and disseminate them throughout that
land. This Wronged One proceeded, at the request of the Ministers of the Ottoman
Government to their capital.

When We arrived in Mosul, We found that Mirza Yahya had left before Us for
that city, and was awaiting Us there. Briefly, the books and writings were left
in Baghdad, while he himself proceeded to Constantinople and joined these
servants. God beareth now witness unto the things which have touched this
Wronged One, for after We had so arduously striven, he (Mirza Yahya) abandoned
the writings and joined the exiles. This Wronged One was, for a long period,
overwhelmed by infinite sorrows until such time when, in pursuance of measures
of which none but the one true God is aware, We despatched the writings unto
another place and another country, owing to the fact that in Iraq all documents
must every month be carefully examined, lest they rot and perish. God, however,
preserved them and sent them unto a place which He had previously ordained. He,
verily, is the Protector, the Succorer.

Wherever this Wronged One went Mirza Yahya followed Him. Thou art thyself a
witness and well knowest that whatever hath been said is the truth.

The Siyyid of Isfahan, however, surreptitiously duped him. They committed
that which caused the greatest consternation. Would that thou wouldst inquire
from the officials of the government concerning the conduct of Mirza Yahya in
that land. Aside from all this, I adjure thee by God, the One, the Incomparable,
the Lord of Strength, the Most Powerful, to carefully look into the
communications addressed in his name to the Primal Point, that thou mayest
behold the evidences of Him Who is the Truth as clear as the sun. Likewise,
there proceeded from the words of the Point of the Bayan-may the souls of all
else but Him be sacrificed for His sake-that which no veil can obscure, and
which neither the veils of glory nor the veils interposed by such as have gone
astray can hide. The veils have, verily, been rent asunder by the finger of the
will of thy Lord, the Strong, the All-Subduing, the All-Powerful. Yea, desperate
is the state of such as have calumniated Me and envied Me. Not long ago it was
stated that thou hadst ascribed the authorship of the Kitab-i-Iqan and of other
Tablets unto others. I swear by God! This is a grievous injustice. Others are
incapable of apprehending their meaning, how much more of revealing them!

Hasan-i-Mazindarani was the bearer of seventy Tablets. Upon his death, these
were not delivered unto those for whom they were intended, but were entrusted to
one of the sisters of this Wronged One, who, for no reason whatever, had turned
aside from Me. God knoweth what befell His Tablets. This sister had never lived
with Us. I swear by the Sun of Truth that after these things had happened she
never saw Mirza Yahya, and remained unaware of Our Cause, for in those days she
had been estranged from Us. She lived in one quarter, and this Wronged One in
another. As a token, however, of Our loving-kindness, our affection and mercy,
We, a few days prior to Our departure, visited her and her mother, that haply
she might quaff from the living waters of faith, and attain unto that which
would draw her nigh unto God, in this day. God well knoweth and beareth Me
witness, and she herself testifieth, that I had no thought whatsoever except
this. Finally, she --God be praised-attained unto this through His grace, and
was adorned with the adornment of love.